Audition Information - MSU College of Music - Michigan State University

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet (MM, DMA and Performance Diploma)

• Please contact Professor Emerich at justbrass@gmail.com for more information.
• Click here for general information about the DMA audition format.

Trombone (MM)

• Several solos of contrasting styles, including at least one standard concerto, and a variety of orchestral excerpts.

Trombone (DMA)

• Candidates should prepare this audition as a thirty-minute recital/lecture.
• Click here for general information about the DMA audition format.

Trombone (Performance Diploma)

• Please contact Professor Ordman at ordman@msu.edu.

Horn (MM, DMA and Performance Diploma)

Please contact Professor Corbin Wagner at wagne198@msu.edu for information, but a general guideline is below:

• Master of Music—one complete major horn concerto, all scales full range on the horn, both major and minor, and arpeggios, five varied excerpts
• DMA—30 minutes of literature, including two major complete concertos, seven varied excerpts
• Click here for general information about the DMA audition format.

Euphonium (MM)

• Demonstrate to the best of your ability your command of tone quality, range, intonation, articulation, and rhythm.
• Major scales, melodic minor scales, and chromatic scales covering two octaves or greater.
• Candidates should have strong reading ability in treble, tenor, and bass clef.
• Two contrasting solo works or movements totalling at least ten minutes that showcase your musical and technical abilities.
• Three orchestral or band excerpts for euphonium of your choosing.
• Sight-reading may be included in this audition.

Euphonium (DMA)

• Prepare a minimum of thirty minutes of solo repertoire that includes three or four varied musical styles and periods.
• Prepare a ten-minute lecture on the music performed.
• ONE of the works presented must be chosen from the following list:

·         Martin Ellerbym, Concerto

·         Jan Bach, Concert Variations

·         David Gilllingham, Blue Lake Fantasies

·         Philip Sparke, Pantomime

                  Three orchestral or band excerpts for euphonium of your choosing.

                  Candidates for this degree program are expected to demonstrate a high level of musicianship, along with excellent technical skills, strong sight reading ability, and mastery of bass, treble, and tenor clef.

                  Click here for general information about the DMA audition format.

Euphonium (Performance Diploma)

• Please contact Professor Sinder at sinder@msu.edu.

Tuba (MM)

• Demonstrate to the best of your ability your command of tone quality, range, intonation, articulation, and rhythm.
• Major scales, melodic minor scales, and chromatic scales covering two octaves or greater.
• Candidates should have strong reading ability in treble, tenor, and bass clef.
• Two contrasting solo works or movements totalling at least ten minutes that showcase your musical and technical abilities.
• Three orchestral or band excerpts for tuba of your choosing. Sight-reading may be included on this audition.

Tuba (DMA)

• Prepare a minimum of thirty minutes of solo repertoire that includes three or four varied musical styles and periods.
• Prepare a ten-minute lecture on the music performed.
• ONE of the works presented must be chosen from the following list:

·         James Grant, Three Furies

·         William Kraft, Encounters II

·         Krysztof Renderecki, Capriccio

                  Three orchestral or band excerpts for tuba of your choosing.

                  Candidates for this degree program are expected to demonstrate a high level of musicianship, along with excellent technical skills and strong sight-reading ability.

                  Click here for general information about the DMA audition format.

Tuba (Performance Diploma)

• Please contact Professor Sinder at sinder@msu.edu.

Updated on 10/03/2018